K. Yonenobu • K. Nakamura • Y. Toyama (Eds.) 2006 Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is no longer only a Japanese disease. In 2004, 18 papers on OPLL and related conditions were published, and 7 of those were from countries other than Japan. Major textbooks on spine surgery, such as The Spine, The Cervical Spine, and […]

Giles R. Scuderi Alfred J. Tria, Jr. Richard A. Berger Editors 2006 Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is changing the way orthopedic surgery is practiced and is now considered state-of-the-art. There are rapid advances in the surgical techniques with the introduction of navigation and robotics, which assist the surgeon in performing the procedure with limited visualization.

H.M. Mayer (Ed.) 2006 A Surgical Manual Five years have passed since the first edition of this book. Minimally invasive surgical techniques have become a significant part of the daily routine in spine surgery. Some of the techniques which have been described in the first edition have become standard in spine centres all around the world, others have […]